Diane Goode

Two young children troop through Paris with their dachshund, Zaza, to find the perfect present for Mama.

Come not to the table without having read this book! You Are Invited What: To share a meal. Where: The Abbotts' house. When: As soon as you open this book. But watch out - the Abbotts and their dogs have absolutely atrocious table manners. They speak with their mouths full, complain about the food they are serving, and argue in front of the company. The Abbotts also violate some more obscure table-manner taboos, such as smelling their meat and staring...

Cast off by her old friends, Cinderella agrees to help a new student deal with the stepsisters she will soon have, and meantime, a former friend tries to prevent Cinderella from dancing the lead in their tap recital.

"A trip to the zoo has Cinderella Smith and her friends excited to start their endangered species reports--until all of the books on Cinderella's chosen animal go missing from the school library, leaving the Group in Cahoots to solve the mystery"--

An homage to ten diverse, remarkable women who helped shape the United States between 1776 and 1824. Drawing on personal correspondence and private journals, Cokie Roberts brings to life the extraordinary accomplishments of these women who created the framework for our current society, a generation of reformers and visionaries.

"A moving celebration of 'America the Beautiful' featuring artwork from ten distinguished artists and inspiring presidential quotes"--Amazon.com.

Nina has always been quick, sneaky, and very independent, a Ninja baby--but then her parents bring home a Kung Fu Master, and Nina has to reconsider her strategy.

In Stephanie Barden's The More the Merrier, middle-grade readers will root for Cinderella Smith the same way they do for Junie B. Jones, Judy Moody, and Clementine.

Cinderella takes on mean girls in the second book in the Cinderella Smith series. A clique has formed in her third-grade class, and they don't want Cinderella in the group. Cinderella and her best friend, Erin, try to figure out what to do about the popular girls while making

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"Will I ever grow up? I have big ideas... and lots of things I want to do. I am in a hurry to be big! Do you think I will ever be big like you?"--Page [2] of cover.

In this retelling of the classic fairy tale, an attractive mutt wins the heart of a prince with the help of her canine grandmother.